Martin @martinburch.com · 28/09/2026Reading the latest #FREEZE64 is going to be much more interesting than looking out the window on this train (that’s restricted to about 30 mph). Say, @freeze64.bsky.social, why is DARTH VADER getting a mention in the issue-number box? 153
Martin @martinburch.com · 16/07/2026in case anyone needs to identify me, a younger, smaller human has covered me in space stickers from UAL 000
Martin @martinburch.com · 11/07/2026Charge the gigasets! I didn't know there were ones with giant colour displays 🌈 amazing 200
Martin @martinburch.com · 09/07/2026The interplay of light and shadow on this field ☺️ Can you guess where it is? 000
Martin @martinburch.com · 19/06/2026My copy of @freeze64.bsky.social issue 85 arrived today, and today is a perfect day to read it 161
Martin @martinburch.com · 31/05/2026Thanks to @museumofcomputing.bsky.social for showing me Teletext on the BBC Micro at #RetroFest2026. Here's the souvenir photo from my "modern" Apple QuickTake made in 1995 ;) 0142
Martin @martinburch.com · 31/05/2026Thanks to @computinghistory.org.uk for bringing BBC Domesday Discs to @shortcircuit.org.uk's retrofest.uk. There's nothing like experiencing this pathbreaking project from the 80s in its original format. Look at the size of that LaserDisc! 💿 2257
Martin @martinburch.com · 31/05/2026Hello! Thanks for showing us around the Paintbox, amazing piece of kit 🎨🖌️ 110
Martin @martinburch.com · 23/05/2026@reggitsti.bsky.social I wanted to let you know I found a bug on page 91 of Electronic Dreams 😊 which I’m really enjoying reading this weekend 011
Martin @martinburch.com · 06/05/2026computinghistory.org.uk appreciation post and also this clock in particular 100
Martin @martinburch.com · 06/05/2026Silly games on dumb terminals at computinghistory.org.uk “does it look like a cat? YES” 020
Martin @martinburch.com · 27/03/2026Wow, that was quite the network! I was surprised to see this train at Herne Hill the other day 020
Martin @martinburch.com · 24/02/2026those are nice lemons! the light really shines ☀️ do you paint from reference? i have a tomato you might enjoy 070
Martin @martinburch.com · 21/01/2026It's 2024. Life is different, and @b3ta.com 📧 929 has an idea. * SAY I'M YOUR NO 1 - a quiz that uses all the UK no 1s and looks up how many views they've had on youtube and you have to guess which one has better or crapper numbers. Better late than never 🎉 numberones.martinburch.com 100
Martin @martinburch.com · 05/12/2025Yes! I know, I can't believe it either. I thought this was a joke. 010
Martin @martinburch.com · 30/09/2025yes, looks like I only saved 5% and also seem to have unleashed a tempest in a replies thread. this was for an hour-long encode of a conference speech with slides ffmpeg -i muxed.mp4 -vf "scale=960:540, format=gray" -c:v libx264 -preset medium output_grayscale_540p.mp4 130
Martin @martinburch.com · 15/09/2025Absolutely not. I want my notes to be private and have no chance of escaping, much less resulting in notifications. 020
Martin @martinburch.com · 18/08/2025I'm not sure I'm sold on either the price or the condition of that machine old 😛 I've seen some nice machine olds in my time, though 162
Martin @martinburch.com · 12/08/2025Nothing beats New Mexico's skies. Thanks for sharing some great photos from my home state! 030
Martin @martinburch.com · 01/02/2025Tour the rest of The Cave through the lens of my digital camera from 1995 😣 030
Martin @martinburch.com · 25/12/2024@nomadness.bsky.social i've seen a note about your adventures from the early 90s! Modems for Dummies (which has great taglines for my bot @taglines.martinburch.com) says I can find you on GEnie 🧞Were you on many online services or was that one your fave? 110
Martin @martinburch.com · 25/11/2024Yes, I unexpectedly recaptured the feeling when I called a BBS for the bot profile pic and my wife told me there was a £5 charge on the phone bill 🫤 000
Martin @martinburch.com · 19/11/2024I swear there was some sleet or freezing rain here just a minute ago but I am inside so it’s hard to be sure 110
Martin @martinburch.com · 17/11/2024On iOS/iPhone, translation is built-in, just select the text and tap Translate. I think this is my preferred method, use the client whenever possible and do not force calls to a single translation API provider 110
Martin @martinburch.com · 12/11/2024My profile background photo is Yorkshire between Leeds and Harrogate as seen from a train window. Here’s the big view: 070
